Concept explainers
To find: the equation of the function with a constant second difference of 3
Answer to Problem 38E
The equation would be
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Given that the constant difference must be 3
Calculation:
The
Consider the first difference as follows
The first difference sequence shown above is
To determine a quadratic equation this passes through the points:
Consider the following 3 points:
The general form of the quadratic equation is
Substituting
Solve the above equation for ‘a’ and ‘b’
Then
Thus the quadratic equation is
Conclusion:
The equation would be
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